FROM TEXT TO FILM: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MACBETH AND MAQBOOL
FROM TEXT TO FILM: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MACBETH AND MAQBOOL

Summary/Abstract: The plays of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) have always been a valuable source of adaptation and appropriation. Shakespeare has dramatized the universal ideas of love, death, and courtship. His characters are the most memorable and relatable ones as they become epitomes of modern drama yet are ones we can relate to. Filmmakers like Vishal Bharadwaj were inspired by the dramatic vision and art of characterization of William Shakespeare. Bharadwaj’s success as a filmmaker lies in his effort to successfully translate the dramatic vision of Shakespeare into his films like Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and Haider (2014) which have been inspired by Hamlet (1601) Othello (1603) and Macbeth (1606). Although Bharadwaj has made some strong references to the original text, he has taken the liberty to modify the source text to cater to the demands of the contemporary era. The present article is a comparative study of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Bharadwaj’s Maqbool. Along with definitions of universality and comparative literature pivotal to the play and the film, the paper discusses the play and film’s setting, scenes, art of characterization, and highlights the Shakespearean spirit in Maqbool despite being an adaptation of Macbeth.

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